By Robert Weissberg, Intellectual Takeout What do super rich people with multi-million dollar summer homes in the Hamptons and similar enclaves think about today’s troubled, often violent politics? Frank answers are seldom forthcoming given that an impolite answer might invite social ostracism and exclusion from A-list parties. But […]
David Sirota, founder of The Daily Poster, discusses a new Jacobin piece that claims workers’ retirement savings are being taken by finance industry executives.
Ryan Grim breaks down The Wall Street Journal’s obsession with FTC Chair Lina Khan.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashisnky break down the latest infrastructure bill developments.
Krystal and Saagar bring Zaid Jilani on the show to talk about his reporting on how Joe Manchin’s daughter was involved in a company shipping jobs overseas from West Virginia.
Krystal and Saagar dive into the numbers to quell concerns about widespread inflation in the economy.
Krystal and Saagar break down the contents of the Biden administration’s proposed infrastructure plan.
By Matt Taibbi Do we hear echoes of 2008? Discussion with Adam Taggart, who asks: “Did the villains win?”
Christopher Lynn Hedges (born September 18, 1956) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Presbyterian minister, author and television host. His books include War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (2002), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction; Empire of Illusion: The End of […]
Ryan Grim discusses the contentiousness of the Congressional Progressive Caucus meeting on their antitrust legislation strategy.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky break down the latest infrastructure bill developments.
Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, discusses the child tax credit payment.
Rébellion – September 16th 2014 French Syndicalism was born from the reaction of the proletariat against democracy” (H. Lagardelle) In the history of the European worker’s movement, French revolutionary syndicalism holds a special place due to the originality of its organization and its style of action. Its Origins […]
By Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk LINCOLN, Neb. — Employees and a general manager at a Nebraska Burger King quit amid deteriorating work conditions and used the restaurant’s sign to let customers know. “We all quit,” the sign at the Lincoln Burger King read. “Sorry for […]
Ryan Grim breaks down House Dems’ H.R.3 bill and Big Pharma’s fight against it.
Brad Wilcox, professor of Sociology at UVA, discusses the potential of UBI in the United States.
Matt Stoller, research director at American Economic Liberties Project, discusses President Biden’s executive order on Big Business.
Krystal and Saagar go over the Biden administration’s major ethics issues when it comes to Hunter’s art sales.
Krystal and Saagar talk with David Sirota about corruption in the Biden administration and how Wall Street is ripping off workers.
Krystal and Saagar consider the effects that the child tax credit expansion by Biden could have.
Krystal and Saagar explain the danger behind oligarchs going to space and privatizing public goods.
By Adam Mahoney Environmental Justice Fellow, Grist Advocates say cities need to dedicate more resources during extreme weather events to help those without stable housing. When temperatures in Oregon hit 116 degrees Fahrenheit late last month, Portland resident Scott Kerman found he couldn’t stand outside for longer than […]
By Ruth Sherlock, NPR The once-thriving middle class in Beirut, Lebanon, has collapsed amid a historic economic crisis. Banks are freezing withdrawals and pharmacies are running out of medicines. LISTEN HERE
But where would China be without US capital investment and debt financing? And does China have anything even remotely resembling the military reach of the US? I think those are big questions here.
By Gili Melnitcki, Yael Darel, Haaretz Tel Aviv resident Ran Binya is caught between two conflicting forces in the city he loves. On the one hand, he’s enjoying a golden age in the real estate business he founded 16 years ago. “It’s been a long time since we’ve […]
Todd Lewis is joined by Keith Preston and Logos to discuss inflation in the economy and specifically labor inflation.
The Republicans have never been anything other than the party of the industrial bourgeois plutocrats and the Democrats are now the party of the tech-oligarchs who eclipsing the industrial bourgeoisie as the hegemonic force among the US capitalist class. Krystal and Saagar bring on Jane Coaston to discuss […]
Krystal and Saagar break down the anti-monopoly executive order recently signed by Joe Biden.
Krystal and Saagar provide updates on the developments in the rental market.
By Albino Squirrel, The Syndicalist Papers In a previous article I wrote called The Capitol Situation, I predicted that the American Right would start becoming more anti- free-market capitalism and start to take more regulated takes on capitalism or hopeful eventually a more radical anti-capitalist take due to […]
Once again, I hold to the view that socialism vs. capitalism is a false dichotomy. When it comes to things like police brutality, it’s more a matter of rulers vs. ruled.
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit, Exile in Happy Valley Contrary to the gospel of Joy Reid, you really don’t have to be a right wing dick to acknowledge that there is a crisis at the border anymore than you need to be a weatherman to know which […]
This has actually been the model of capitalism that has existed since the mid-20th century. By Benjamin Braun and Adrienne Buller Open Democracy In the space of just a few decades, the ownership landscape of the global economy has been radically transformed. For much of the past half […]
This utterly lame debate illustrates why I do not enter into the mainstream economics debates between “free-market conservatives,” neoliberal centrists, and social democrats.
Team Rising discusses the large presence of WestExec consultants working in the White House.
Joe Sanberg, progressive entrepreneur, discusses where President Biden stands on his campaign promise of canceling student debt.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss the mistreatment and low wages of American baseball players.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to Iceland’s successful experiment of a four-day workweek and debate the likelihood of one in America.
NBC News Estimates show a 30 percent surge in homelessness in Denver, Colorado during the pandemic. The city launched a program of city-sanctioned campsites in December 2020, which include security and daily meals, with the ultimate goal to get people out of tents and into homes. WATCH HERE […]
By Danny Haiphong, Black Agenda Report Whatever the strengths and limitations of Critical Race Theory, the debate over its usefulness to establishment circles is indicative of the American Empire’s rapid decline “The months-long protests and rebellions against racist policing forced the establishment to take a position on the […]
Krystal and Saagar break down the FBI’s involvement in 1/6, Trump’s empty lawsuit against big tech, NSA spying on Tucker Carlson, more updates from the Julian Assange case, what is happening in Haiti, corruption in Congress, upward transfers of wealth, NYC results, and more!
Saagar details the shady stock trading of Nancy Pelosi and how politicians use their influence to get rich.
By John Stossel, Reason Corporations can afford robots. Their competitors often cannot. Politicians say they pass laws to “protect Americans from big business.” People like hearing that. Many don’t like big business. Unfortunately, most people don’t realize that those laws often help big business while hurting consumers. “Big […]
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to Sen. Mitch McConnell defending the rights of corporations.
Ryan Grim reacts to a new WSJ editorial piece, “Lina Khan’s Power Grab at the FTC.”
International Justice Mission There are 40+ million people in slavery globally. That’s more than ever before in human history. Slavery is a multibillion-dollar industry. Human trafficking generates $150B annually. Slave owners prey on the poor and weak. 1 in 4 victims of forced labour slavery is a child. […]
The Economist TEN YEARS ago Peter Turchin, a scientist at the University of Connecticut, made a startling prediction in Nature. “The next decade is likely to be a period of growing instability in the United States and western Europe,” he asserted, pointing in part to the “overproduction of […]
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to the pushback ExonnMobil has received since the leaked footage of Keith McCoy.
Emily Jashinsky explains the Lena Dunham Fallacy, when elites use their platforms to normalize lifestyles that hit the working class much harder.
Jordan Chariton joins Krystal and Saagar to go over his reporting on loopholes in the eviction moratorium.
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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